Policy convergence and divergence in Belgium: Education and health care

West European Politics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1018-1033

  De Rynck, Stefaan ^a   Dezeure, Karolien ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EDUCATION POLICY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKING;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751177740     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380600968927     Document Type: Article

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